Laurent-Sulpice PROVOST

(b. 27 March 1735 , Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France d. 22 September 1799 , Berthierville, Lower Canada )

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Laurent-Sulpice PROVOST was born 27 March 1735 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

Laurent-Sulpice PROVOST was the child of Joseph-Francois PROVOST and Marie-Louise GAUTHIER dite LANDREVILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) François-Michel PROVOST (PREVOST) and Marie-Catherine BONHOMME (maternal) Louis GAUTHIER dit LANDREVILLE and Marie-Marguerite MENARD

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Laurent-Sulpice married Agathe RIEL 7 February 1763 in Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Agathe RIEL was born 18 April 1744 in Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine). Agathe died 23 March 1779 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier). Agathe was the child of Jacques-Michel RIEL dit L'IRLANDE and Elisabeth-Isabelle DEGAME (DEGANNE).

Laurent-Sulpice PROVOST died 22 September 1799 in Berthierville, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Laurent-Sulpice PROVOST married

Agathe RIEL-- Date: 7 February 1763 Place: Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada
Agathe RIEL was the child of Jacques-Michel RIEL dit L'IRLANDE and Elisabeth-Isabelle DEGAME (DEGANNE)

Children of Laurent-Sulpice PROVOST and Agathe RIEL:

Marie-Louise PROVOST (b.22 April 1765, Lavaltrie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 15 June 1787, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Louis LATOUR dit LAFORGE 17 July 1786 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Agathe PROVOST (b.1 May 1770, Lanoraie, Province of Québec, Canada d. 29 April 1808, Sainte-Élisabeth, Lower Canada )
m. Pierre LEVESQUE 13 February 1792 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Marguerite PROVOST (b.13 October 1772, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 February 1804, Berthierville, Lower Canada )
m. Francois SAVOIE 6 February 1797 in Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

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1735 Birth
27 March 1735
Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1763 Marriage / Partner
Laurent-Sulpice PROVOST and Agathe RIEL 7 February 1763 , Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

He was 27 years old.

1765 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise PROVOST was born 22 April 1765, Lavaltrie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine)

Laurent-Sulpice was 30 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Agathe PROVOST was born 1 May 1770, Lanoraie, Québec, Canada (Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie)

Laurent-Sulpice was 35 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Marguerite PROVOST was born 13 October 1772, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Laurent-Sulpice was 37 years old.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1779 Death of Spouse/Partner
Agathe RIEL died 23 March 1779, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1786 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise PROVOST married 17 July 1786, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Louis LATOUR dit LAFORGE

1787 Death of Child
Marie-Louise PROVOST died 15 June 1787, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier)

Laurent-Sulpice was 52 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1792 Marriage of Child
Agathe PROVOST married 13 February 1792, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Pierre LEVESQUE

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 Marriage of Child
Marguerite PROVOST married 6 February 1797, Berthierville, Québec, Canada (Berthier-en-Haut) (Ste-Genevieve-de-Berthier) to Francois SAVOIE

1799 Death
22 September 1799
Berthierville, Lower Canada

He died at the age of 64.

Added: 4/8/2017 7:18:43 PM - Updated: 2/8/2019 9:38:13 AM